🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️
@kcfennessy.bsky.social
Music and film writer. Seattle Film Critics Society president and Northwest Film Forum board member. Unions: SAG-AFTRA and IBEW Local 46. Past/present contributor: KCMU/KEXP, KUOW, Rock & Roll Globe, Seattle Film Blog, The Stranger, and Video Librarian.
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We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
Apple pie is bad. This is not really debatable. So is key lime pie, while we’re on the topic. Pecan pie is the 🐐 tho.
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to do everything we can to encourage posts like this on bluesky. Terrible food opinions from big name sportswriters are genuinely the lifeblood of any social media app
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I went FT freelance in 2019 to write my books, but the majority of my income came from freelancing for places like syfy or a writer's room where my name will never show up on the things I made. Then those ended and I had to go back to a day job. Can't survive on what my writing alone makes.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I went FT freelance in 2019 to write my books, but the majority of my income came from freelancing for places like syfy or a writer's room where my name will never show up on the things I made. Then those ended and I had to go back to a day job. Can't survive on what my writing alone makes.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
Also, Kayo Martin, real-life skateboard pro, wins my vote for villain of the year. Impressive, considering he's such a cute kid, but that little Mona Lisa smile is absolutely chilling.
Yes. This superbly directed film will hollow out your insides. Also affirms my basic opinion that water polo is like if drowning were a sport.
Niche post for critics and movie-awards-season nerds: Don't sleep on The Plague, a superb, excruciatingly tense American debut film--not horror, but in its way terrifying--about being a 12- or 13-year-old boy among other 12- or 13-year-old boys. Opens next month; it's haunted me since I saw it.
November 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Also, Kayo Martin, real-life skateboard pro, wins my vote for villain of the year. Impressive, considering he's such a cute kid, but that little Mona Lisa smile is absolutely chilling.
Troy is a terrific actor, an excellent storyteller, and by all accounts, a great guy. For more behind-the-scenes stories, this is one of the most enjoyable character actor interviews I've ever read.
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Troy is a terrific actor, an excellent storyteller, and by all accounts, a great guy. For more behind-the-scenes stories, this is one of the most enjoyable character actor interviews I've ever read.
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i agree with this. Zootopia 2 is so good — and it's an absolute marvel that it exists at a time when too many other big films have been desperate to meet the MAGA moment
www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
‘Zootopia 2’ Review: Pro-Equality, Anti-Racist, and Very Funny, Oh My!
Disney's long-awaited sequel to its smash hit Oscar winner is a true delight, packed with clever jokes and meaningful messages for all ages.
www.indiewire.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
i agree with this. Zootopia 2 is so good — and it's an absolute marvel that it exists at a time when too many other big films have been desperate to meet the MAGA moment
www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...
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It's a law that in every team picture someone has to lie in front of the one knee line.
November 25, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's a law that in every team picture someone has to lie in front of the one knee line.
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#Noirvember podcast - Talked with Mike White and Andrew Nette about John Boorman, Richard Stark/Donald Westlake and Lee Marvin for this @projectionbooth.bsky.social episode on POINT BLANK www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2021/11/epis...
@pulpcurry.bsky.social
@pulpcurry.bsky.social
Episode 546: Point Blank (1967)
Noirvember 2021 continues with a look at John Boorman’s POINT BLANK. Released in 1967, the film was based on the 1962 novel by Donald Westlake.
www.projectionboothpodcast.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
#Noirvember podcast - Talked with Mike White and Andrew Nette about John Boorman, Richard Stark/Donald Westlake and Lee Marvin for this @projectionbooth.bsky.social episode on POINT BLANK www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2021/11/epis...
@pulpcurry.bsky.social
@pulpcurry.bsky.social
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Antichrist expert Peter Thiel
In leaked audio recordings, Peter Thiel reveals he told JD Vance to ignore Pope Leo XIV on moral issues, including the development of ethical AI. He also suggested the American pope was a tool of the Antichrist.
NEW: JD Vance’s Top Donor Suggests Pope Leo XIV is Antichrist
In a leaked lecture, Peter Thiel says he’s urged Vance to ignore the pope on moral questions — and simply pray for him.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Antichrist expert Peter Thiel
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It’s hard to explain what it means to be able to show a trans kid this and for them to feel seen & valued by their president
@president.ie
#transrightsarehumanrights
@president.ie
#transrightsarehumanrights
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It’s hard to explain what it means to be able to show a trans kid this and for them to feel seen & valued by their president
@president.ie
#transrightsarehumanrights
@president.ie
#transrightsarehumanrights
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Might as well invite JKR over for a confab at this point.
"No, no, Nick Cave's not a right-wing chud, he's a free thinker!"
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Might as well invite JKR over for a confab at this point.
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Niche post for critics and movie-awards-season nerds: Don't sleep on The Plague, a superb, excruciatingly tense American debut film--not horror, but in its way terrifying--about being a 12- or 13-year-old boy among other 12- or 13-year-old boys. Opens next month; it's haunted me since I saw it.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Niche post for critics and movie-awards-season nerds: Don't sleep on The Plague, a superb, excruciatingly tense American debut film--not horror, but in its way terrifying--about being a 12- or 13-year-old boy among other 12- or 13-year-old boys. Opens next month; it's haunted me since I saw it.
Finally. (Bummer about the watermark, but I've seen worse.)
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Finally. (Bummer about the watermark, but I've seen worse.)
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Goodbye Jimmy Cliff. His vocal in this 1976 SNL performance, good lord---one of the best singers of his generation, of any generation. vimeo.com/155135842
many rivers to cross
jimmy cliff on saturday night live, 1976.
vimeo.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Goodbye Jimmy Cliff. His vocal in this 1976 SNL performance, good lord---one of the best singers of his generation, of any generation. vimeo.com/155135842
So great to see Bill Ackerman back in action. The podcast initially ended in 2022, but I see that he started up again this month with Erica Schultz, followed by Willow. I recommend every single episode; a really great lineup of film writers, programmers, podcasters, and others.
I was thrilled to be invited onto the SUPPORTING CHARACTERS podcast to talk about numerous topics including Trans film images, Corpses, Fools and Monsters and our appearance on TCM. Tune in tonight for @cadenmgardner.bsky.social 's program!
www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingch...
www.nowplayingnetwork.net/supportingch...
Episode 70: Willow Catelyn Maclay
Bill talks to author and podcaster Erica Shultz about her endeavors in film culture, from creating shows like Unsung Horrors to writing and publishing her book THE SWEETEST TABOO and contributing spec...
www.nowplayingnetwork.net
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
So great to see Bill Ackerman back in action. The podcast initially ended in 2022, but I see that he started up again this month with Erica Schultz, followed by Willow. I recommend every single episode; a really great lineup of film writers, programmers, podcasters, and others.
I wouldn't have predicted it, but Seattle and environs will have the choice of several theaters at which to see Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice in IMAX on Dec 8. Props to @ezhu.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention before I got the NEON update. By coincidence, I finished The Ax this wknd.
No Other Choice IMAX Early Access (2025) Movie Tickets & Showtimes Near You
No Other Choice | Experience It Early In IMAX | One Night Only | December 8 2025
www.imax.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I wouldn't have predicted it, but Seattle and environs will have the choice of several theaters at which to see Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice in IMAX on Dec 8. Props to @ezhu.bsky.social for bringing this to my attention before I got the NEON update. By coincidence, I finished The Ax this wknd.
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Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Be seated! Wednesday, in a movie theater, to see #WakeUpDeadMan! See my pinned post for a theater finder link
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I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
That MAGA Account Might Be a Troll From Pakistan
How X blew up its own platform with a new location feature
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I wrote about the fake account blowup on X this weekend. A genuine post-truth nightmare and proof that these companies have polluted their platforms so thoroughly and traded reality for profit that they've undermined the very idea of what the internet is supposed to be.
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My favorite film of 2020, everyone should watch Bacurau. (And the director’s new film, The Secret Agent, is fantastic as well!)
If you're looking for an Udo Kier film to watch, may I recommend BACURAU (2019), starts off like a worthy slice of sociopolitical realism and ends up as demented Brazilian neo-western exploitation. Don't read anything else, just see it. Contains one of my favourite film moments of the 21st century.
Bacurau – Official U.S. Trailer
YouTube video by Kino Lorber
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
My favorite film of 2020, everyone should watch Bacurau. (And the director’s new film, The Secret Agent, is fantastic as well!)
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Some good popular sociology here on another important revelation of the Epstein files: elite networks and their mechanics of exchange. The article describes "capital conversion" and laundering across forms-money, prestige, research, access and intel. Echoes of C. Wright Mills, Bourdieu, Shamus Khan.
Well-written essay from Anand Giridharadas, showing how power and influence corrupt completely, regardless of party or affiliation.
Gift article below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Gift article below:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Some good popular sociology here on another important revelation of the Epstein files: elite networks and their mechanics of exchange. The article describes "capital conversion" and laundering across forms-money, prestige, research, access and intel. Echoes of C. Wright Mills, Bourdieu, Shamus Khan.
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
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RIP Udo Kier, a true original
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his one and only social media post:
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his one and only social media post:
November 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
RIP Udo Kier, a true original
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his one and only social media post:
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his one and only social media post:
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This may be a bad time to bring it up, but a short film exists that's literally a supercut of all the times Udo Kier has died in movies. jansoldat.wordpress.com/staging-deat...
Staging Death
Films Other Projects About Screenings Contact DE / EN Jan Soldat 2022, experimental, 8’16:9, 24fps, mono, german/english with engl. subtitles Synopsis Udo Kier dies his way through film histo…
jansoldat.wordpress.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This may be a bad time to bring it up, but a short film exists that's literally a supercut of all the times Udo Kier has died in movies. jansoldat.wordpress.com/staging-deat...